Chapter 482 Mountain Climbing
Tianhu Mountain was originally a famous Fangwai Holy Land in Jin.
On this mountain, far away, there have been two generations of heavenly masters. One generation was canonized as a national master by the contemporary Emperor of Jin. The other generation was regarded as a guest of the family by the head of the contemporary famous family, and even made him a guest. His own children worship him as their Taoist father.
Nearby,
The great master who had been in charge of the Imperial Palace of the State of Yan for nearly thirty years also walked down this mountain.
Originally, Tianhu Mountain was full of incense, especially during festivals and holidays, there was an endless stream of believers and tourists who came to the mountain to worship.
Zhou Bian always remembered the grand occasion of Tianhu Mountain, because his family lived at the foot of Tianhu Mountain. Later, he took out some money from his family and borrowed some debts to buy a small house at the foot of Tianhu Mountain. Wine shop.
There is a small town at the foot of Tianhu Mountain. Of course, it is not very big, much smaller than ordinary villages.
There are less than twenty shops, including inns, wine shops, teahouses, and incense and candle sellers. These are serious shops, and they all have to be rented from Tianhu Mountain to do business.
During those festivals, there will inevitably be a lot of pilgrims, which will naturally attract many vendors to take the opportunity to do some small business. Tianhu Mountain will have a dedicated group of disciples at the foot of the mountain to be responsible for registration, and they all have to pay a fee. Pen tap.
Zhou Bian used to be a small vendor, and he often came to Tianhu Mountain to set up stalls. Every time he was charged for stall fees, he would curse in his heart that these people from outside the country were so greedy for money;
Wait until he got better. It is easy to buy a wine shop, and when other vendors come in during the festival, you will resent why the outsiders don't charge more money to those vendors, and let the small vendors selling food take away your business.
However, the good times did not last long. On that day, the Marquis went up to the mountain, and the princes in the palace retreated. A fire broke out on Tianhu Mountain, and the ancestral palace was burned to the ground.
It is true that if the mountain is not high, there will be immortals. Without the people of Tianhu Mountain, this place will really become the foot of the mountain.
Not only are the small vendors no longer coming to grab business, but the shops next to him have also stopped working long ago, but Zhou Bian still lives here with his wife and son.
Because in order to buy this wine shop, his original house had been sold. If he didn't stay here, his family of three would not even have a place to stay.
Business, that is, just make do, and I don’t deliberately buy any fresh vegetables. Basically, I just sell whatever I eat. It’s wine, because I can save it, and I still have a lot of it. If it is not sold out, you can continue to sell it.
Every once in a while, Zhou Bian would take his wife to visit the terraced fields on the mountain. With the ancestral palace of Tianhu Mountain gone, the fields that once belonged to Tianhu Mountain were also deserted.
Zhou Bian grows something that no one collects or cares about, but it can also provide some food for the family.
In addition, the shop fee was originally supposed to be renewed this year, and naturally no one came to collect it. Thinking about it this way, it is quite good. Originally it was just a shop, but now at least I have a house.
Today, Zhou Bian originally planned to visit the terraced fields on the mountain again, but in the early morning, two groups of guests came.
The first group of guests were a scholar, a heroine and a monk.
It’s easy to recognize,
because a scholar looks like a scholar at a glance, a heroine looks like a heroine at a glance, and a monk looks like a monk at a glance.
They ordered three bowls of pimple soup. This was supposed to be lunch for Zhou Bian’s family of three, but why not sell it?
This second group of guests was a drunkard and a cashier.
The drunkard's face was red all morning, and as soon as he sat down, he shouted for Zhou Bian to get some wine.
The accounting clerk carried an abacus with him and put it aside. Instead of asking for food, he took out pancakes from his bag and asked Zhou Bian for a bowl of noodle soup to soak in.
During the period, Zhou Bian’s wife brought a small jar of wine to the table.
The drunkard didn’t know whether he drank too much or was just his nature. He pointed at Zhou Bian’s wife’s buttocks and said:
"Guigui, you are opening a shop with no business in this barren mountain and wilderness, and your mother-in-law can still follow you, tsk tsk."
Those who do business should not get angry casually, Zhou Bian's wife Stare directly He glanced at the drunkard and cursed:
"Shut your dog mouth and drink your horse urine."
The scolding was a scolding,
but it was not a curse. With style,
Don't feel angry.
After his wife went down to take care of the child,
Zhou Bian laughed and said:
“My name only has one word, whip, there is nothing I can do, God will reward me with food. Eat, do small jobs, big things. My father always called me:
Donkey, donkey.
Later, when it was time to correct his name as a child, he simply made the decision himself and got a whip. "
Hearing this, the drunkard burst out laughing,
said:
"Yes, yes, I believe it, I believe it, I won't compare with you, I won't compete with you. Compare. "
"Would you like something more to go with your drink? "Zhou Bi asked with a smile.
"Let's make do with it." The drunkard also knew that there was nothing good to get in this wine shop.
"You wait."
Zhou Bian went to the kitchen, mixed some wild vegetables himself, and picked out two salted duck eggs originally prepared for his son. He stopped while cooking and said to his mother-in-law:
“Daughter-in-law, steam some more rice and scrape that piece of bacon.”
“What, we have another visitor. ?”
"No, but when business is not going well, there will be no customers at all, but if they come, there will be more after him."
"I understand."
< br>Zhou Bian went out with cold dishes and salted duck eggs, and immediately saw three people getting out of a carriage.
The person walking at the front is dressed in white and holding a handful of objects wrapped in cloth;
Behind him, there is a man and a woman, both men and women are very young. .
The man is wearing a black silk suit with a fishing pendant hanging around his waist. The woman is wearing a long purple skirt and a plum blossom hairpin. She has a round figure and a charming face.
“Hey, you three gentlemen, what do you want to eat?”
The drunkard immediately laughed and scolded:
“You still ask people what to eat, what can you do in this shabby shop? What's there? Just buy whatever you have. Anyway, I just want to go to Wu Zang Temple. Oh, the wine here is still good, Litian City Miaozhuang Wine. The wine served in the shop is slightly more watered than the restaurant in Litian City, but after all, it’s not bad at the foot of this barren mountain.”
“No, what we sell here is not as good as Litian. The restaurants in the city are expensive, and the water is just like the sweat I shed while pushing the car back alone.”
Zhou Bian is a flexible person.
"Hahaha, you kid."
The drunkard picked up the wild vegetables with chopsticks and put them into his mouth. They were crisp and refreshing. He nodded and said:
"This dish is mixed with Yes, it’s not bad.”
“No, the wild vegetables at the foot of Tianhu Mountain are also full of spiritual energy.”
At this moment, the scholar man among the first group of guests said:
"Where does the spiritual energy come from on Tianhu Mountain now? I think it is very ghostly."
< br>Hearing this, the drunkard said "haha" twice and took a sip of wine.
Zhou Bian walked to the new guests. At this time, the three guests had already sat down.
“Sir, we don’t have much to eat in this small shop. How about three bowls of lard rice and a few side dishes? The conditions of this small shop are poor. I really don’t want to go.”
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Uncle Zheng, who was dressed in casual clothes, nodded with a smile and said:
"You can figure it out."
"Okay, guest, please wait."
Zhou Bian went to the kitchen again.
At this time,
The drunkard's eyes fell on the sword wrapped in cloth beside the sword master, and he couldn't help but said:
"Oh, what a fun thing it is, to be willing to wrap it with such good materials. "
The sword master ignored him and sat, closing his eyes to rest.
The scholar who had spoken out before stood up, walked over, and said:
"It seems that there should be a sword wrapped inside, right? Miss Ding, he and you He is also a swordsman. Since it is wrapped with such exquisite things, it is probably a good sword. Can you lend it a light so that we can open our eyes and appreciate it? ”
The sword master still ignored him.
The sword is wrapped in cloth because it is called Long Yuan.
Seeing that the sword master ignored him, the scholar frowned slightly, and his tone suddenly became much harsher, saying:
"My little sister is also a sword lover, please sit down and give me a Face.”
"Yo yo yo, face, face, out in the wilderness, how much is face worth? What's more, you don't have a sign hanging around your neck, who knows how much your face can weigh. Two?”
The drunkard picked up the wine bowl, took a big sip,
then wiped his mouth,
said:
“Young man, there are three noble people at this table. The young man in black clothes has both physical appearance and spirit, and there is a touch of nobility surrounding him. He is definitely not an ordinary person.”
The scholar smiled,
Said:
“Is it possible that I can’t see it?”
The clothes on these three people are nothing vulgar.
A man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle. In this era, what clothes he wears can clearly reflect that person's status.
“Oh, you only know one thing but not the other. This black-clothed young man not only has nobility, but also a free and easy spirit of being happy with the situation. Even if he enters this shabby wine shop, even if he sits in this Even dirty stools are done with ease
When it enters the sea, it turns into a dragon; when it enters a stream, it turns into a fish.
Either, he comes from an extremely wealthy family, nourished by nobility, and cannot get angry;
Or, he has achieved a high position by working hard by himself.
You can't afford to offend the former; the latter, haha, you can't afford to offend someone with ability more than someone with family background. "
"Hahahaha. ”
When the scholar heard this, he laughed loudly and said:
"You are so strange. I just want to see a sword. Isn't that what I am asking? Why, you are a fortune teller." When I was born, I had to be treated like this Too many twists and turns?
What a coincidence,
The little master accompanying me is also proficient in fortune telling. He didn’t say anything, you are so careless here. ”
The drunkard shook his head,
said:
“This little master has wisdom, but how can I put it, how can I really learn fortune telling by meditating and chanting sutras in the temple? You can't tell by looking at it?
Look The human form, observing its aura, and then looking at the whole body, plus having been in the world for half a year, everyone has seen a lot and experienced a lot of things, only then can I dare to say that I have dabbled in the art of fortune telling;
< br>The rest are ridiculous.”
When the monk who was eating pimple soup heard this, he immediately stood up, faced the drunkard, and clasped his hands together:
"Amitabha, poor monk, I have received my teaching."
The scholar was a little reluctant. Rao, continue to ask :
"Then tell me, why do you think I can't afford to offend you? Why do you think I can't stand this sword?"
The drunkard pointed to where he was sitting. The heroine,
He smiled and said;
"When a beauty is by your side, your heart is eager and anxious. You need to know that real dragons, fish and shrimps do not show their power, and Kunpeng fish birds do not spread their wings;
Look,
your words are rude and annoying,
did the gentleman in white say anything?
The young man in black still had a smile on his face. "
"Hehehe. ”
Uncle Zheng was really amused. At this time, Zhou Bian brought the teapot and tea bowl first, apologized and went back to the kitchen to work.
Xiong Liqing I poured a bowl of water for Uncle Zheng,
Uncle Zheng picked up the tea bowl,
He gave a false bow to the drunkard.
“Ouch.”
The drunkard stood up in a panic, holding the wine bowl in both hands, hunched over, smiling, and said:
“Please, please. "
Uncle Zheng took a small sip and put down the tea bowl.
The drunkard drank a bowl of wine in one gulp, with the mouth of the bowl facing down, indicating that he had not left any drop, and then sat down again.
At this time,
the heroine unconsciously cast her eyes on Uncle Zheng, and then on Xiong Liqing.
Xiong Liqing is not that kind of stunning beauty, but she has a good temperament. This kind of temperament makes the heroine feel slightly unhappy, because at this point, she feels that she is completely inferior.
The scholar shook his head and said:
"Now that we're out of the house, we can't judge by family status. I really want to see this sword today."
The drunkard touched his beard and said:
"I can't see it, I can't see it. Some people live by their family status. It is his only support. When he opens his mouth, he is his ancestor, and when he closes his mouth, he is his father.
Some people feel more at ease after leaving home.
Some people think that the same family background is a door panel, while others think it is a door panel. , is a prison.
There are chickens and dolphins behind the door, and there are tigers in the prison. "
"Hey, you drunk guy, just talk about him, why don't you talk about me? "
"You, well, I can't see it. "
"If you can't see it, why do you think I can't see it? "
"Sure, let me tell you more about it. The beauty next to the young master in black has her hair styled in the Yunliu style, which is an aristocratic style. She is wearing perfume, which is affordable on the market. than gold; when walking, her gait is graceful, which is by no means comparable to that of a favored maid from a rich family. The former can only be decorated with jewels, while the latter, a true noblewoman, can have such dignified manners.
Looking at the man sitting in this shabby wine shop, he clearly dislikes the filth here, but he still sits there;
The tea bowl is brought to him, he brushes it with his own sleeve, and then pours tea into the bowl to serve. Young Master, this isn’t just love, it’s more like fear.
With such a companion, what should the young man in black do?
To remind you,
When the young master came in earlier, his steps were wide and his walking shoulders were slightly slanted. This was caused by being used to riding war horses. When riding on war horses, it was often necessary to This is the habit of moving around and doing the dojo in a screw shell;
Looking back at the time when the young master picked up the tea bowl and drank tea, the tiger's mouth and the palm of the hand, although trimmed, still have a thin layer of cocoon. He must have been practicing arrows on weekdays, and at the same time, he was good at using the weapon as a knife.
With bows, horses and swords at hand,
this young master must be a member of the army.
Furthermore,
This young man is not wearing armor and travels in plain clothes, but he is still dressed generously and decently. He is rich and expensive. He does not wear armor because he does not want to stand out. He does not wear simple clothes just to feel comfortable. , I don’t want to stand out, but I’m not afraid of being seen either. Such magnanimity, haha.
In the Jin region, there are many leaders of the Jin army, but the Yan people are the real masters of the three Jin regions now. Generals born in the Jin region basically have to live with their tail between their legs.
So,
this young man in black must be a nobleman of the Yan Kingdom. ”
Said,
The drunkard clasped his hands together and said:
"Noble Fukang."
Uncle Zheng was noncommittal, thinking in his mind whether this drunkard had really guessed his identity.
"A nobleman of Yan? A general of Yan? Hahahahahaha."
The scholar suddenly laughed,
Laughing so hard that tears were about to flow out,
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Said:
"So, I can really see this sword this time."
The drunkard stopped talking and just looked at the scholar coldly.
The scholar turned around, looked at Zheng Fan, and said:
"Take this sword and let me see it."
Uncle Zheng put his hands together, supported his chin, looked at the scholar, and said:
"Why?"
The accountant sitting next to the drunkard suddenly stood up,< br>
For a moment,
The monk who had just sat down also stood up suddenly.
The qi machines of the two people collided in an instant.
The accountant turned around with the abacus and pushed the abacus forward.
At the same time, the young monk also smashed the prayer beads on his wrist. After they collided together, no sound was made. Instead, the two were attracted to each other and stuck together.
However,
at this moment,
The young monk's eyes narrowed and he shouted lowly.
“Buzz!”
The accountant was forced down and sat back in his chair.
The young monk took advantage of the situation and tugged on the beads, taking the other person's abacus into his hand as well, and fiddled with it casually.
The drunkard squinted his eyes,
He praised:
"Buddhism and martial arts are both cultivated, one is righteous and the other is strange. This reminds me of the Nanhou of Dayan.
Back then,
in the state of Jin Outside the capital,
Nan Hou once fought with the Sword Master of Jin, and the Sword Master was defeated
Afterwards, I went to the forest to find the place where the battle took place and checked the traces. I found that Nanhou was not only physically strong, but he was also good at the art of foreign affairs.
Therefore, I infer:
The defeat of the Sword Master was not a crime of war, but Nanhou saw the duel between the two armies as a confrontation between two armies, and he had a backup plan, so he won.
This young master is a practitioner of both Buddhism and martial arts. There is no way he will be able to follow the same path as the Marquis of Nan in the future. ”
“Amitabha. ”
The young monk recited a Buddhist chant, and with a wave of his hand, the abacus fell to the accountant again. He reached out to take it and put it back on the table.
The drunkard pointed at the cashier and cursed with a smile:
“I asked you to learn more fighting skills but you didn’t, which makes me very embarrassed now.”
This The accounting clerk should be a Qi practitioner. In the first round of confrontation, he and the young monk fought with foreign techniques, but then, when the monk revealed his martial arts physique, it became a battle with one force against ten. , directly pushed it back.
See the brief conflict here is over,
The scholar looked at Zheng Fan again and asked:
“Why did you ask me just now?”
Uncle Zheng nodded.
"Okay, then I will tell you, in fact, we are on the same road, and it is normal that you don't know me, because I usually don't show up."
As he said that, the scholar took out a token from his arms and showed it to Uncle Zheng.
At the same time, he said:
“I am,
the second in command of Ye Bo of Dayanping. A guest,
Zheng Fanli.”
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Good night. (End of this chapter)